The Roche Nursery Schools offer a Montessori-based education to children between 2½ and 5 years of age. The schools have well-equipped and spacious classrooms with easy access to large outdoor playgrounds offering the children a safe and pleasant area in which to play.

The Roche Nursery School Fulham has a large paddock which is also used for fetes and sports day.

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Nursery School's Education Inspection Reports

The Roche Nursery Wandsworth Inspection Report

The Roche Nursery Fulham Inspection Report

The Roche Nursery Keswick Inspection Report




Our Curriculum covers a broad range of subjects:

Language

The children move towards reading and writing through practical activities. Letters
are taught so that both sound and shape are associated. The child is encouraged to
form words by combining sounds and mark-making is encouraged from the start
using a wide range of equipment.

Mathematics

The child is introduced to varied exercises in number recognition and is taught to
become familiar with the use of mathematics in everyday situations. The children
develop such understanding by using concrete materials.

Sensorial

The children are encouraged to use their senses more fully and with greater discrimination.
The sensorial learning materials help the child to experience shape,
size, volume, sound, touch and colour.

Practical Life

Practical exercises deal with everyday activities such as polishing, folding, sorting
and pouring and self-care tasks. This encourages the child’s independence and a
willingness to care for the environment.

General Studies

Children are encouraged to observe nature and all classrooms have access to the
outdoors. Children discover other cultures and customs through a rich and varied
range of cultural materials. Each nursery is equipped with a computer which the
children are encouraged to use in various ways, for example matching and sorting,
shapes and pictures, word-building and number games and general mouse
control.

Music and Movement

Dance, singing and percussion are important parts of the week’s activities. A range
of musical instruments is introduced. The children are encouraged to express
themselves through drama and role-play situations.

Art and Craft

The children study one main project per term. The project work offers them opportunities
to experiment with different mediums for example paints, modelling
clay, chalks and other materials.

Outings

The children are taken on informative and enjoyable outings to such places as
London Zoo, Syon Park, Legoland and Bockett’s Farm for which parental involvement
is particularly appreciated.

Lunches

Children bring in their own packed lunches and drinks and biscuits are supplied
by the school for morning break although children are welcome to bring their
own juice and snack if they wish or if they have particular dietary needs. We also
provide fruit and milk.

People whose work and experience will interest the children are invited to come and
talk to them – the local librarian for example. Parents who may be able to offer help
and their own experience of life are encouraged to take part in our activities.

A good and open rapport between parents and teachers is fostered and parents are
able to discuss their child’s progress with their child’s key teachers during twiceyearly
parent evenings or at other times by arrangement. Parents are given a written
report at the end of the summer term. In addition lists of the children’s weekly
activities are posted on our noticeboard and are available to parents via our website.
Staff at The Roche Nursery Schools are qualified teachers and are assisted by Montessori
student teachers who are completing their teaching practice at the school.
Parents are warmly invited to visit the nursery schools and appointments are arranged
so that they can see the children during the school day.